St. Josaphats Church

Schedule of Divine Liturgies


WEEKENDS	SATURDAY EVENING	5:00PM	ENG
	SUNDAY	09:30AM	ENG
	SUNDAY	11:00AM	UKR
WEEK DAYS	TUES-FRI	8:30AM	UKR
SATURDAY MORNING		8:30AM	UKR
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION		9:00AM	UKR
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION		6:00PM	ENG

Something you should know

Confessions:	Both daily and Sundays before all Liturgies
Baptisms:	By appointment. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics
Marriage:	Contact your Pastor at least six months in advance. Attendance at PreCana is required.
Religious Education:	Grades K-8 Sundays at 11:15 AM
Ministry to the Sick:	Kindly notify the rectory office about parishioners who are confined to home, hospital, or convalescent home, so that a priest might visit them.
Sunday Bulletin Deadline:	Notices should be phoned in or brought to the Parish Office no later than 12:00 noon on the Monday previous to the publication.
New Parishioners:	Welcome to St. Josaphats! Please stop by the Rectory to introduce yourselves and register. We look forward to meeting you.
Bequests:	In making out your will, kindly remember your church. St Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Church of Rochester, NY is our legal title.

Something You Should Know

Church Events & Meetings

Sunday. June 7, 2020—Sunday of All Saints

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Community Events

Because of the heightened alert due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Josaphat’s Bingo is suspended until April 17, 2020
We thank you for your patronage and for helping us build a wonderful Bingo community.
We have decided to suspend our Bingo operations for the rest of the month of March. This is being done to protect the health of the players and our volunteers. Because of the long gestation period of the virus before symptoms show up (or even the lack of symptoms in those who carry the virus but are not affected) – we cannot risk exposing people to the potential hazard it represents.
As per the County Health Department’s request to limit gatherings of over 50 people – we believe our best path forward is to follow this guidance. We appreciate your understanding with our decision and hope to see you back in April when it is hopefully safer to return to normal group activities.

From the Pastor

WELCOME BACK TO YOUR SPIRITUAL HOME!

On Friday, June 5, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that during Phase II of the re-opening of New York State, public religious gatherings may be permitted of up to 25% of the total capacity of the church building! Total seating capacity of St. Josaphat Church building (including the choir loft) is 750 people. 25% of 750 is 187.5 people which are now permitted to attend services so long as participants stay apart and wear masks. This includes Divine Liturgies, Funerals, Weddings and Christenings. The number for attendance at the Chapel remains at 10. Please be mindful that if you do not feel comfortable coming to church or do not feel well, please stay home. We are still exempt from our Sunday Obligation until the Hierarchy lift this dispensation.

Since our Liturgical life is resuming, we are still sanitizing the Church and Chapel on a regular daily basis. Divine Liturgies are Tuesday – Thursday at 8:00a.m. in the Chapel, 5:00p.m Saturday Evening in English and Sunday at 9:30a.m. in Ukrainian and English. Because it is impossible for us to sanitize the Church on Sunday following the 9:30a.m. Divine Liturgy, there will not be an 11:00a.m. Liturgy until further notice. Instructions, rules and regulations will continue to be given regarding how we are to social distance ourselves in Church and that wearing a mask is mandatory for attendance. Reception of Holy Communion will be explained at the proper time of the Divine Liturgy.

We will continue to live stream Sunday Divine Liturgy at 9:30a.m. on Facebook.

Because we have resumed a liturgical schedule, the Church Building and Chapel will only be opened according to the schedule of liturgical services.

The following is to be observed until further notice:

1) Masks are to be worn,

2) Social distancing is to be practiced (6 feet apart or more),

3) Obey the signage as to entrances and exits and any other signage regarding instruction,

4) No handshakes, hugs or kissing when greeting one another,

5) No kissing of icons,

6) You must bring your own prayer book. All books have been removed for your safety,

7) Until further notice, there will not be any visitations to hospitals, nursing homes or private homes. Only in EXTREME CASE OF EMERGENCY will a sacramental visitation be made,

9) Confessions continue to be by special appointment ONLY,

10) No greeters or ushers are permitted. Only one usher will take the Collection with a long-handled basket and place the collection in the usual place.

It is important for us to be even tempered and peaceful during this time! Let us respect our civil authorities as well as our hierarchy and take serious their call for us to use common sense. Let us ask the Holy Spirit for guidance to put our trust as a parish in the Lord and pray that His healing power will come upon those suffering from COVID-19! May the Good Lord continue to bless you for your love for St. Josaphat Church!

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ВІДВІДИНИ ХВОРИХ

If you or a family member are admitted to a hospital for any reason and wish to have a priest come to visit, please notify the parish office. Recent federal privacy laws do not allow hospitals to notify the parish if you are admitted. It is the responsibility of the patient or family to notify the parish office.

Ukrainian Catholic Retreat

Members of Saint Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Church have a long history of participation in Retreats. For many years men and women of the Parish participated in Men’s Retreats or Women’s Retreats conducted by Roman Rite priests of the Redemptorist Order.

St. Josaphats Festival

The St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Festival was established in 1973 as an effort to introduce Ukrainian Arts and Crafts, Ukrainian food, and Ukrainian music and dance to the Greater Rochester community. Since its